COLDWATER - Butler Township Zoning Commission members unanimously voted to not recommend rezoning Steve Klosterman's land to allow for a manure digester.
Klosterman wants his 10-acre plot at the intersection of state Route 219 . . .

NEW BREMEN - The village's newest employee works cheap and requires no health insurance or various fringe benefits with the exception of well-balanced meals, a roof over his head and occasional dog treats.
Chase, a 2-month-old . . .

ST. MARYS - The St. Marys Roughriders' boys basketball took a break from the rigors of the Western Buckeye League on Tuesday night and used a great defensive effort to key a 63-28 rout of the Greenville Green Wave at MuroTech Cou . . .

Sarah S. Wilkin, 97, Delphos, formerly of rural Venedocia, died at 3:15 a.m. Jan. 25, 2011, at VanCrest Assisted Living of Delphos.
She was born Sept. 26, 1913, in Mercer County, to William F. and Osie Hughes Swygart. On July 1 . . .

Rose "Rosie" Goffena Brandewie, 75, Sidney, died Jan. 12, 2011, at Fair Haven Shelby County Home in Sidney.
She was born May 24, 1953, to Bryan and Clara Francis Goffena. On Oct. 28, 1953, she married Paul A. Brandewie, who sur . . .

James A. Reed, 70, Coldwater, formerly Union City, died Jan. 22, 2011, at St. Rita's Hospital in Lima.
He was born Oct. 22, 1940, in Detroit, Mich., to Charles Theodore and Harriet May Cowell Reed. He married Jane Hotmire, who . . .

Julia Josephine "Jo" Gabbard, 84, Avon Lake, died at 9:10 a.m. Jan. 25, 2011, at her home.
She was born June 17, 1926, in New Madison to Shirl and Florence Krick McCabe. On June 21, 1944, she married William Ralph Gabbard, who . . .